Area students compete at History Day

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KEARNEY, Neb. - The University of Nebraska at Kearney has announced winners of the annual Central Nebraska History Day contest.

Nearly 200 middle school and high school students presented projects based on the theme "Exploration, Encounter and Exchange in History" on campus on March 9.

Schools participating in the event were Kearney Faith Christian, Cozad, Lexington, Arapahoe, McCook, Loup County and Franklin.

Students compete in individual or group competitions in their choice of five different categories: poster exhibits, performances, research papers, documentary film and website design.

Winning projects had to clearly showcase the theme and show accuracy of facts, breadth of research and clarity of presentation.

Students who place at the district level can compete in the Nebraska State History Day contest in Lincoln in April. Winners at state may then compete in national competition in June at the University of Maryland.

History Day is a national educational program aimed at giving students the opportunity to pursue historical research on a chosen theme, and use their creativity in developing competitive projects based on their research.

History Day is sponsored by the UNK Department of History, with support from the Buffalo County Historical Society and Kearney Public Library.

Winners of Central Nebraska History Day were:

Senior Group Performance

Second - The First Crusade - Derek Monie, Korey Rathe, Noah Wadleigh, Michael French, Ashton Wasenius of Arapahoe

Senior Individual Exhibits

Second - Wounded Knee - Lynze Weatherwax of Arapahoe

Third - Origin of American Food - Yelithza Olivas of Arapahoe

Senior Group Exhibit

Second - The Not-so-Golden Expedition - Desteny Miller, Alex Rousch of Arapahoe

Junior Group Exhibit

First - A Day Which Will Live in Infamy - Candace Coleman, Kori Uerling, Brolin Morgan of McCook Jr. High

Senior Group Documentary

First - Queen Elizabeth I - Lana Kerner, Alex Lee of Arapahoe

Senior Individual Documentary

First - HIV - Abraham Whitson of Arapahoe

Second - Albert Einstein - Brielle Weverka of Arapahoe

Junior Individual Website

Third - War Elephants - Elsiana Rodewald of McCook

Senior Individual Website

First - Helen Keller - Gabrielle Stephens of Arapahoe

Senior Group Website

Three Sister Ships - Brenden Conn, Dalton Shimmin, Robert Gardner, Edwin Aguirre of Arapahoe.